EAST NORRITON — While many people were planning barbecues and get-togethers for the Memorial Day, the Olivet-Schwenkfelder United Church of Christ in East Norriton had a different idea to kick off the long weekend. On Friday evening, the church began a recycling program for electronic media including used disks, cases and similar items that cannot be properly disposed of in a landfill.

“The cases are often burned instead of recycled. That can release harmful gases into the atmosphere,” said church member Jenny Smith.

The event was part of a nationwide program, organized by the United Church of Christ, called Mission 4/1 Earth, which plans 50 days of programs to reduce citizens’ carbon footprint on the earth. To that end, church groups across America will engage in a wide variety of activities such as reducing energy use, recycling and planting trees.

“The other UCC churches in the area are also doing projects like this one, “ said Smith.

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One of the other projects the church has planned is a tree-planting event with its youth group, which will happen in the summer.